Tuesday 26 August 2003 · Puning, Guangdong, China
Maṅgalavāra. Caturdaśī began at 03:473:47 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 26:532:53 AM+1.
Observed here on this day
Caturdaśī covers 90 of 90 minutes of pradoṣa. Determinate. Why this date, here
AlsoŚivarātri determinate
At sunrise
05:555:55 AM
Caturdaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
08:048:04 AM
Puṣya gives way to Āśleṣā.
Noon
12:1712:17 PM
The Sun 77° above S. Day length 12 h 44 m.
sunrise to sunrise
The day and the night, each in eight parts, named by the weekday. Amṛta, Śubha and Lābha are good to begin things in; Cara is neutral; Udvega, Kāla and Roga are avoided.
Day sunrise to sunset
Night sunset to sunrise
good to begin inavoidedneutral
05:555:55 AM to 29:565:56 AM+1
Times after midnight keep counting: 27:31 is 03:31 tomorrow, and still today.A time marked +1 is after midnight: tomorrow by the calendar, and still today.
at sunrise, and what follows
| Aṅga | At sunrise | Until | Then |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tithi | Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī | 26:53 02:532:53 AM Wed | Amāvasyā |
| Nakṣatra | Puṣya | 08:048:04 AM | Āśleṣā |
| Yoga | Varīyān | 16:134:13 PM | Parigha |
| Karaṇa | Viṣṭi | 15:253:25 PM | Śakuni |
| Vāra | Maṅgalavāra | 29:56 05:565:56 AM Wed | Budhavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:254:25 AM | 05:555:55 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:254:25 AM | 05:105:10 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:484:48 AM | 05:555:55 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:555:55 AM | 08:288:28 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:288:28 AM | 11:0111:01 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 08:288:28 AM | 09:199:19 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 09:069:06 AM | 10:4210:42 AM | eighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:5211:52 AM | 12:4312:43 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:5311:53 AM | 12:4112:41 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 12:1712:17 PM | 13:531:53 PM | eighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:341:34 PM | 16:064:06 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:242:24 PM | 15:153:15 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 15:283:28 PM | 17:045:04 PM | eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:064:06 PM | 18:396:39 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:396:39 PM | 20:098:09 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:396:39 PM | 19:027:02 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:396:39 PM | 19:477:47 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 20:438:43 PM | 22:1810:18 PM | sixtieths 33 to 36 of the nakṣatra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 23:1011:10 PM | 23:5511:55 PM | 7th of 15 night muhūrtas |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:5311:53 PM | 24:4112:41 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |